Author Archives: Syndicated Content
VW’s Skoda Auto to cancel more shifts due to parts shortage – unions
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Skoda Auto will cancel several shifts ahead of the car maker's annual general two-week leave, as lingering shortage of parts blocks production, trade unions said on Thu...
Jul 22, 2021
Over 200 migrants scale fence into Spain’s Melilla enclave
MADRID (Reuters) - More than 200 migrants crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla early on Thursday, climbing the high fence that separates it from Morocco, local authorities said. More ...
Jul 22, 2021
India’s smartphone sales fall 13% during second COVID-19 wave – report
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's smartphone sales fell 13% in the second quarter compared with the previous one as a second wave of COVID-19 infections hurt demand in the world's No. 2 smartphone market,...
Jul 22, 2021
Vietnam says in talks with U.S. to produce mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is in talks with the United States to locally produce mRNA vaccines, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian country looks to shore up its vaccine suppl...
Jul 22, 2021
Japan PM Suga says taking seriously scandals hitting Olympic organising team
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday that he was "taking very seriously" the recent scandals involving the Olympic organising committee, adding that the opening ce...
Jul 22, 2021
Daily coronavirus cases in Tokyo total 1,979, most since January
TOKYO (Reuters) - Daily coronavirus infections in Tokyo rose to 1,979 cases on Thursday, the city said, the highest level since January, as Japan's capital readied for the opening of the Olympic Games...
Jul 22, 2021
China rejects US backing for Australia in trade disputes
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday that the United States should correct its mistakes instead of making baseless comments, after U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai backed Australia in tra...
Jul 22, 2021
ABB readies electric vehicle charging spin off for early next year
ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB will be ready with investor materials for the spin-off of its electric vehicle charging business in the fourth quarter with a potential flotation targeted for early 2022, Chief ...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-In Japan, natural disaster risks lurk as Games draw near
By Angie Teo TOKYO (Reuters) - The risks of a major natural disaster striking during the Olympics are small but can not be discounted in Japan, which contends with earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, flo...
Jul 22, 2021
India’s Tata gets bullish on e-commerce just as rules threaten to transform market
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Tata Group is taking a more vocal interest in rules shaping online marketplaces, hinting at ambitions as it reappraises its retail strateg...
Jul 22, 2021
